The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)

                                
                                  Some seyde þat he was goddes sone · þat so faire deyde,Vere filius dei erat iste, &c.
                                
                                  And somme saide he was a wicche · "good is þat we assaye, [þat we] R om.] 
                                
                                  Where he be ded or nouȝte ded · doun er he be taken." [he (1)] B om. ded (2)] B om. doun] a-doun B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Two theues also · tholed deth þat tyme, [deth] dede R.] 
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                                  Vppon a crosse bisydes cryst · so was þe comune lawe. [a] B om. bisydes] biside C.] 
                                
                                  A cacchepole cam forth · and craked bothe her legges, [A] Ac a R.] 
                                
                                  And her armes after · of eyther of þo theues. [her] þe W. of eyther] B om. þo] the C; þo two B.] 
                                
                                  Ac was no boy so bolde · goddes body to touche; [was] þer was B. boy] body W.] 
                                
                                  For he was knyȝte & kynges sone · kynde forȝaf þat tyme, [tyme] throwe R.] 
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                                  Þat non harlot were so hardy · to leyne hande vppon hym. [hande] an hand R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Ac þere cam forth a knyȝte · with a kene spere ygrounde,
                                
                                  Hiȝte longeus, as þe lettre telleth · and longe had lore his siȝte. [Hiȝte] þat hiȝte B.] 
                                
                                  Bifor pilat & other peple · in þe place he houed;
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                                  Maugre his many tethe · he was made þat tyme [Maugre] and magre B. his many] he (!) B.] 
                                
                                  To take þe spere in his honde · & iusten with ihesus;
                                
                                  For alle þei were vnhardy · þat houed on hors or stode, [folio 77b]  [or] & COB. stode] stede R.] 
                                
                                  To touche hym or to taste hym · or take hym down of Rode. [hym (1)] R om. or to] or COB. hym (3)] W om. of] of þe B; on (!) C.] 
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                                  But þis blynde bacheler þanne · bar hym þorugh þe herte; [þanne] þat R; WO om.] 
                                
                                  Þe blode spronge down by þe spere · & vnspered þe kniȝtes eyen. [þe (1)] þat B. spronge] ran B. vnspered] opned R. þe kniȝtes] hise CO; his B.]

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Title: The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)
Author: Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
Canvas: Page 326
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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